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Department of Conservation - Latest News [Page 97]

2000 Northland Conservation Board Appointments

Friday, 25 August 2000, 2:05 pm | Department of Conservation

They are Ruawai farmer Kevin Evans, marine biologist Lew Ritchie, Whangarei educationalist and Tikipunga High School assistant principal Georgina Stewart, Ngati Whatua administrator Halley Toia and mid-north farmer Geoff Wightman. More >>

Kiwi Call Counts Looking Good

Monday, 21 August 2000, 7:53 pm | Department of Conservation

Promising results have come out of this year’s kiwi monitoring season with preliminary figures showing call counts to be up by an average of 10 percent on last year. More >>

Public Asked to Stay off Walkway During Lambing

Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 11:23 am | Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation has asked members of the public to refrain from walking the Mangawhai Walkway while lambing season is on. More >>

Scoop Images: Waihoanga Gorge Kauri Walk Reopened

Friday, 4 August 2000, 10:17 am | Department of Conservation

The rain held off just long enough to allow for a dry ceremony to commemorate the reopening of the Waihoanga Gorge Kauri walk within the Puketi Forest on 3 August, 2000. More >>

Enjoy Your Parks Theme for Conservation Week

Friday, 28 July 2000, 9:32 am | Department of Conservation

Community groups, schools, individuals and organisations around Northland are being encouraged to celebrate their parks as part of national Conservation Week that kicks off on Sunday July 31. More >>

Three New ‘Unwanted Organisms’ In New Zealand

Friday, 21 July 2000, 6:53 pm | Department of Conservation

A frog and two fish species have joined the growing list of New Zealand’s least wanted introduced species. More >>

Walk Reopened in Puketi Forest

Thursday, 20 July 2000, 12:48 am | Department of Conservation

After a 5 year closure, the Department of Conservation is re-opening the Waihoanga Gorge Kauri Walk, in time to co-incide with Conservation Week. This beautiful track, which takes two and a half hours to complete is ideal for families and winds its ... More >>

@DOC - Canterbury Conservancy News

Monday, 10 July 2000, 10:59 am | Department of Conservation

 Knight lays down his fire-sword  Roopu Kaitiaki  Mrs Bones fit and well  Canterbury Conservation Day  Volunteers celebrated!  Pit pat proves popular  Roadworks with kiwi in mind  Speights ... More >>

Triumphant return of wild kiwi to Wellington

Tuesday, 4 July 2000, 12:33 am | Department of Conservation

Twenty rare and endangered little spotted kiwi are today being relocated from Kapiti Island to the Karori Sanctuary in the centre of the nation’s capital, ending over 125 years of local extinction. More >>

Enjoy Your Parks In Conservation Week

Wednesday, 28 June 2000, 2:28 pm | Department of Conservation

Conservation Week this year celebrates New Zealand's parks and reserves, and encourages people to use and enjoy them. More >>

Fish Surveys at Poor Knights show Good Results

Monday, 26 June 2000, 10:50 am | Department of Conservation

A draft report on the monitoring of selected fish species at the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve has come up with very encouraging results showing snapper, tarakihi and pink maomao numbers to have increased in both size and abundance. More >>

Ears Primed for Kiwi Calls

Monday, 12 June 2000, 10:24 am | Department of Conservation

Northland kiwi listening ears have been primed over the last few weeks as the annual monitoring season nears completion. More >>

DoC Explains its Role in Lake Omapere Clean-up

Friday, 2 June 2000, 5:25 pm | Department of Conservation

Northland Conservancy community relations manager Jeff Griggs said DoC’s role was to process applications for the release of grass carp to control aquatic weeds. Approval for the introduction of grass carp into Lake Omapere was granted in 1997 by the Minister ... More >>

Jamaican Mistflower Fungus Further Invades North

Wednesday, 31 May 2000, 12:46 am | Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation in a joint operation between Regional Councils and Landcare Research has increased the fight against one of Northland’s most widely spread pest plants, the South American mistflower plant. More >>

Good Results For Puketi Possum Control

Tuesday, 30 May 2000, 9:05 am | Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation, Kerikeri, is reporting good results for the recently completed possum control operations at Puketi. Post-operation monitoring confirmed that possum numbers were significantly reduced, with a residual catch rate around ... More >>